Etymology of the English word pediculosis
the English word
pediculosisderived from the Classical Latin word
pediculus (a little foot; little foot; A:foot-stalk)
derived from the Latin word
pes (foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-derived from the Latin word
pedisderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pezd-Usage
Word found in Modern English